Eric Clapton vowed to be a better father the day before his son Conor’s tragic death. Conor, aged 4, died on March 20, 1991, after falling from a New York skyscraper. The loss inspired Clapton to write Tears in Heaven , helping him process his grief.
Eric Clapton made a promise to be a better father the day before his son plunged to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York skyscraper. The 4-year-old died on March 20, 1991 after a window was left open in an apartment being rented by his mother, Italian model Lory del Santo. The tragic loss would go on to inspire Clapton to pen the moving tribute Tears in Heaven , which helped him to process his grief and would go on to be one of the rock legend’s biggest hits .
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